The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Meet The Van Cott Family

President and Sister Van Cott and Family

GETTING TO KNOW THE VAN COTT FAMILY

President Daniel J. Van Cott is a realtor/developer and involved in other business ventures. He is from Orem, Utah. He loves the outdoors and hiking and biking with his family. He enjoys putting real estate deals together, but his passion is his family. He served as a missionary from 1987-1989 in Panama and Costa Rica. He speaks fluent Spanish and is a master at making up simple games for the kids to play. That talent has also served him well while serving as a scout leader through the years. He loves the scriptures and is a great teacher. He feels that one of the greatest blessings in his life was being able to serve as a counselor in a bishopric five different times with four different bishops. He considered it a sacred duty to relieve the burden from the shoulders of a bishop.

Emily M. Van Cott is a homemaker (laundry specialist) and enjoys volunteering at the schools, in the community, at church and within her family. She is a former ballet dancer and has enjoyed teaching free Zumba (dance/exercise) classes for the past 2 years in Utah. She did this as a service to the community and also as a missionary tool. She works harder than anyone that her husband knows. He says that she never quits working from early morning until late into the night. She is enjoying this new challenge of having 230+ children in her life.

The Van Cott family has five children. Lauren (19) is serving a mission in Santiago, Chile and will continue her education at Utah Valley University when she returns home next December. Christian (17) is currently taking courses online at Utah Valley University. He helps the family a lot and enjoys working with the missionaries and in the mission. Grace (14) is attending middle school and loves to dance. She is continuing her training. She loves her association with the sister missionaries. Truman (10) and Elijah (8) are enjoying their friends and teachers in California. They love the missionaries and pray for them daily.